The most ferocious online conflict of the 21st century is now available in its most definitive form: introducing Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold, the largest multiplayer FPS collection ever. With the award-winning Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising and the bestselling Joint Operations: Escalation together in one convenient package,...

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The most ferocious online conflict of the 21st century is now available in its most definitive form: introducing Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold, the largest multiplayer FPS collection ever. With the award-winning Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising and the bestselling Joint Operations: Escalation together in one convenient package, it's easier than ever to join the world record setting large scale modern warfare that critics have called "extremely intense," and "an absolute blast." (PC Gamer)

Play in games of up to 150 players online via the all-new, blazing fast NovaWorld network, or host up to 64 player games on LAN

Experience the most premium connections and sophisticated anti-cheat technology available with THREE MONTHS FREE NovaWorld Gold premium service included with purchase

Battle over 30 unique, breathtaking and massive multiplayer levels across the diverse environments of Indonesia, from chemical weapons factories to ancient jungle ruins

Some multiplayer features may only be available through NovaWorld Community. Internet service required. Player responsible for all applicable internet fees. All features may not be available at time of purchase and are subject to online Terms of Service. Some online features may require subscription. NovaLogic reserves the right to change the Terms of Service at any time.

Joint Ops is an MMO FPS game made back in 2004 that was NovaLogic's answer to Battlefield at the time. The maps are immensely huge. There are a lot of vehicles, weapons and means of playing the game. The graphics for the time were pretty good too and still stand as being acceptable today. Despite being an old game, it's not dated. Even Battlefield hasn't managed to pull of what this game could bring. Today, there aren't as many players as there used to be, but occasionally you'll find servers with many people playing and mostly, you'll find co-op servers with people playing. The community is still making mods and maps for this game to this day. While the game has lost its major player base, it's fair to say that it has stood the test of time. Battlefield 2's servers shut down due to lack of players, but NovaLogic continues to support the game (although the status of their business remains scarce.) and still has roughly ~100-200 players on all servers combined at any given time.

Joint Ops caters to play who like realism and tactics in games (bullet drop, teamwork, etc.) but also has a slick learning curve. The vehicles are easy to control and the game is just simply easy to get used to if you don't mind investing a few hours into it.

I don't recommend paying $20 for this game, but I would definitely pick it up if it's on sale. Amazon and eBay have sellers who sell copies of this game for about $5 and it's definitely worth it! Words can't describe everything about this game, so you should pick it up and see for yourself! :)

What more can you really say about this classic? Sure, today you got shinier and prettier similar games that are even more realistic, but are they as fun as this one? Not by a long shot, they're not even comparable.

The co-op experience is nothing like in modern military shooters, but if I was asked to pick a game from today's market that resembles Joint Ops, I'd choose ARMA (and not Battlefield). Except there is less emphasis on extreme realism in Joint Ops, it's a simpler game with a perfect balance between tactics and combat.